Joyce's Thought of the Day 7/23/26 Special Council Jack Smith being investigated.

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Trump himself, as well as Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino, Ivanka Trump, Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, John Ratcliffe, Kash Patel, Rudy Giuliani, Kelly Ann Conway, and Mike Pence. NARA provided the text on August 21st, 2023. This is a big problem for Jack Smith.